Category Archives: Local Sports
IUP SWIMMER HONORED BY PSAC
IUP's Trent Powell is this week's PSAC Male Swimmer of the Week for his performance January 4th against Davis & Elkins. He was part of first-place relay winners in the 200-medley and the 200 frees...
Jan 14, 2026
STEELERS HEAD COACH MIKE TOMLIN STEPS DOWN AFTER 19 SEASONS
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is stepping away from the franchise after 19 seasons in Pittsburgh. Tomlin informed players Tuesday, one day after the Steelers were eliminated from the playoffs with a...
Jan 13, 2026
MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS: TALMADGE SCORES HIS 1,000TH POINT
West Shamokin coach Judd McCullough with Alex Talmadge Alex Talmadge scored a career-high 33 points and passed the 1,000 career points mark in West Shamokin's 46-40 non-conference win over Valley. Tal...
Jan 13, 2026
TEXANS CRUSH STEELERS WITH BIG FOURTH QUARTER
Houston's defense scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and the Texans handed the Steelers their seventh straight playoff loss, 30-6, last night to close out the AFC Wild Card Weekend. Trailing 7...
Jan 13, 2026
PENS SIGN LIZOTTE TO CONTRACT EXTENSION
The Penguins yesterday signed energetic forward Blake Lizotte to a three-year contract extension carrying a salary cap hit of $2.25 million. The 28-year-old is in the final year of a two-year free age...
Jan 13, 2026
PIRATES ALL-TIMER GIUSTI PASSES AWAY
The Pirates and their fans are mourning the death of Dave Giusti, their closer on the 1971 World Series championship team, who passed away Sunday at the age of 86. Giusti used his palmball to save 133...
Jan 13, 2026
CIGNETTI APPLAUDS LONG-TIME ASSISTANTS, IUP GETS RED FLASH TRANSFER
The two coaches in next Monday's NCAA College Football National Championship game held their initial news conferences yesterday. Former IUP coach Curt Cignetti's Indiana Hoosiers will face off with th...
Jan 13, 2026
HERITAGE CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES '25 FALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
The Heritage Conference announced the Fall 2025 All-Conference teams for football, volleyball, soccer, cross country, golf, and marching band on Monday. Selection Process The Heritage Conference recog...
Jan 12, 2026
HERITAGE CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STANDINGS ~ JANUARY 12, 2026
Heritage Conference standings for boys' and girls' basketball through January 11, 2026, as provided by the conference.
Jan 12, 2026
WHICH ONE PREVAILS, PLAYOFF LOSING STREAK OR MONDAY NIGHT WINNING STREAK?
NFL Wild Card Weekend wraps up tonight with the Steelers hosting the Houston Texans at Acrisure Stadium. Mike Tomlin's teams have lost six straight playoff games, last winning one on January 15th, 201...
Jan 12, 2026
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
